THE PURPOSE of Evidence-Based Dermatology is to alert clinicians to important advances in dermatology by selecting from the biomedical literature articles whose results are most likely to be true and useful. These articles are summarized in structured, value-added abstracts, commented on by knowledgeable clinicians, and disseminated in a timely fashion to clinicians. We will also periodically publish articles relevant to understanding clinical research (eg, articles explaining statistical power and sample size, confidence intervals, observational clinical-epidemiologic studies, effectiveness and efficiency, and meta-analysis). A glossary of research terms will be provided as needed.
"Evidence-Based Dermatology" arose from collaboration among dermatologist, epidemiologists, and the editors of the ARCHIVES. The project has had enthusiastic support from Peter Payerli (publisher of the ARCHIVES), George Lundberg, MD, former editor of JAMA, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, and the AMA (publisher of the ARCHIVES). It is specifically designed to assist busy physicians and other health . . . [Full Text of this Article]
"Evidence-Based Dermatology" Section in the Archives of Dermatology
Purpose and Procedure
Criteria for Review and Selection for Abstracting
General Criteria
Criteria for Studies of Treatment or Prevention
Criteria for Studies of Diagnosis
Criteria for Studies of Prognosis
Criteria for Studies of Causation
Criteria for Studies of Quality Improvement and Continuing Medical Education
Criteria for Studies of the Economics of Health Care Programs or Interventions
Criteria for Review Articles
